Goldman: The Threat to Tech Stocks

Investors should worry about earnings for Microsoft, Intel, Seagate and nine other companies, says Goldman Sachs. Here's how to protect against losses.

With so much attention focused on Wednesday's conclusion of the Federal Reserve rate-setting committee, it is easy to forget that stocks are affected by anything else.

But earnings season will soon be here, creating opportunities to profit from the dislocation between expectation and reality as companies miss, hit, or exceed estimates. According to a new Goldman Sachs study, July has been the most popular month for earnings...